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Once again...the best way to save a few grams is to go potty and get a hair cut before a race. What I like is the guys who spend TONS of money on a super light gizmo (remember SRP Titanium bolt kits for $400.00?) and then they put 44oz of fluids, a tool kit, spare tubes, patches, CO2, heavy ass cycling shoes that they did not weigh and uber heavy gel padded shorts (to compensate for the ultra hard carbon shell on their seat).
LOL
Another second to this one.
A trackie buddy of mine swears he used to race against a guy who filled his tires with helium and drilled holes in the rims of his glasses. Try clipping your toenails instead, buddy! :-)
As for the "who said triathletes are smart?" (great story about the final 200 meter flat change, BTW), we roadie TT'ers are no better...
Have raced a 2 mile
very steep pure climb TT -- best times about
six minutes total or so, start to finish -- with guys (some of them legitimate contenders) who appeared at the start line carrying full water bottles, pump, under-the-saddle flat fixing kits w/spare tubes, etc., etc.